... studies examined the performance of BPO GMBs in mining applications using immersion tests (Morsy and Rowe 2017 ; Morsy et al. 2019 ; Abdelaal et al. 2023). Morsy and Rowe (2017) reported Std-OIT depletion in a 1.5 mm BPO GMB (denoted as BzSw15) in pH 0.5 and 13.5 heap leach...

...F. B. Abdelaal; A. Samea The degradation behaviour of a 4.8 mm thick elastomeric bituminous geomembrane (BGM) immersed in pH 0.5, 9.5, and 11.5 synthetic mining solutions is examined over 26 months at 22, 40, 55 and 70°C. The low pH solution simulates the leach solutions found in copper, nickel...

... condition may counteract some, if not all, of the plasticizer migration that occurs in this application, and plasticizer migration slows as the geomembrane becomes acclimated to the field environment. Geosynthetics Geomembranes Durability Mining Containment PVC geomembrane This decrease...

...K. Lange; R. K. Rowe; H. Jamieson The leaching of hazardous metals and metalloids from mine tailings is a significant problem facing the mining industry. Although, in the past, geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) have primarily been employed as leachate barriers in landfills, recent times have seen...